Here’s my commentary for the 5/6/09 round of Sketchwar, which had the theme “Mother’s Day.”
Tag: mother’s day
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Mother’s Day Wrapup
With a topic as rich and pregnant with possibilities as this, I’d hoped the warriors would have come from far and wide to toss their humor grenades into the ring. Then I remembered not *every* comedy writer has a Jewish mother. While being chosen isn’t a requirement for being funny ((Richard Pryor: non-Jew.)) and is certainly no predictor for comic ability, ((Howie Mandel: Jew.)) it does give us an edge in writing funny stuff about mothers.
I mean, with my goyim friends, what can they do? Make fun of sandwiches made with mayonnaise and white bread? Mock index funds? Mine comedy out of minivans?
So we had a short week, but three excellent entries:
- Coyote took us back to Galilee where we find out that mothers just want some love…
- DNW explored the dangers of routine…
- And EL finished us off with a story of non-motherhood’s risks and consequences.
Blow up sex dolls, truffle canapés, killer robots and disappointed mothers vie for your affection this week. Won’t you be a good boy or girl and just come by and say a little hello to your dear old sketch about mom? And would it kill you to tell your friends? Maybe while you get a haircut; you look a little shaggy.
Next week our sketch warriors will battle on the cue: Interviews That Never Aired.
If you think you’ve got the comedy chops to do battle with our scarred and bitter warriors, if you dare step into the hailstorm of seltzer and cream pies, if you think you’re MAN ENOUGH or WOMAN ENOUGH to make us laugh, write a sketch and contact us at submissions(nospam)@sketchwar.org.
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The Line Between Mother and Other
So, what becomes of the women for whom Mother’s Day serves no purpose…?
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Chocolate?
I try to mix things up on holidays and do things that are surprising, but sometimes it’s hard not to fall into a rut. Here’s a sketch that illustrates what might happen if you allow yourself to become boring…
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Virgin Mother’s Day
Jewish mothers never change.
[fountain]
EXT. DUSTY BAZAAR – DAY
Various stalls selling food and goods provide the backdrop for a group of FOUR WOMEN in traditional dress of 2000 years ago. MARY wears a black band around her arm. Dissolving one into the next we see…
Title: Galilee
Title: 0 B.C.
Title: Sunday, May 10
Title: 2-ishMARY
So Rachel, how’s your Peter doing?RACHEL brandishes a very small bouquet of flowers.